Stamping-hammer.



P. GRAHAM & G. W. SHAY.

STAMPING HAMMER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5, 1912.

1 964,207. Patented June 10,1913.

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STAMPING HAMMER.

APPLIOATION IILEDJAN. 5, 1912.

1,064,207, I Patented June 10, 1913;

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STAMPING HAMMER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5, 1912.

1,064,207. Iatented June 10, 1913.

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H HIH ll Witnesses W Inventors Attorneys "UNIT TATFlS PATENT PERRY GRAHAM AND GEORGE W. SHAY, OF BLAINE, WASHINGTON; SAID GRAHAM ASSIGNOB TO CHARLES W. HEIGHT, OF BLAINE, WASHINGTON.

STAMPING-HAMMER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 10, 1913.

Application filed January 5, 1912. Serial No. 669,605.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that we PERRY GRAHAM and GEORGE W. SHAY, citizens of the United States, residing at Blaine, in the county of Whatcom State of lVashingt-on, have invented a new and useful Stamping-Hammer, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stamping or branding hammers, and has for its object to provide a hammer of this character which is provided with a counting mechanism for recording the number of blows struck by the hammer.

A further object is to provide a hammer head containing a counting mechanism and having a branding die at one end thereof cooperating with the counting mechanism to actuate same upon the branding die striking an object.

To the above ends this invention is embodied in the novel arrangement and construction of parts as hereinafter described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters indicate similar parts, and wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hammer, part of the helve or handle being broken away. Fig. 2 is an elevation of same, parts shown in section, and the counting mechanism being removed. Fig. 3 IS an elevation of the hammer. Fig. 4 is an end view of the hammer looking toward the head, the head being shown partly in section. Fig. 5 is another elevation of the hammer looking toward the branding die. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4 of a modified form. Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 8 of the modified form.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the helve or handle of the hammer is designated at 6 and the hammer head at 7 The hammer head 7 is provided with a recess 18 in one side thereof and with a counter recess 19 at the bottom of the said recess. A socket 17 is provided at one end of the hammer head which extends inwardly to the recess 18 and communicates therewith, the said socket being provided at its inner end with a channel 20 extending to the recess 18.

A counting mechanism 10 of any suitable type is seated in the recess 18 with its outer face flush with the face of the hammer head. This counting mechanism is provided with the inner thumb pieces 21 for setting the indicators 11 thereof which are exposed at the outer side of the counting mechanism and are actuated'by a finger 22 extending into the rear or inner end of the socket 17. The thumb pieces 21 extend into the outer recess 19 and when the counting mechanism is in position within the hammer head it is therefore impossible to interfere with the indicators. A ring 8 is detachably secured to the side of the hammer head 7 by means of the screws 9 and overlaps the casing of the counting mechanism to retain same in position. By sealing this ring upon the hammer head it will be impossible to remove the counting mechanism to set the indicators thereof. This counting mechanism is readily removable from the head of the hammer by detaching the ring 8 therefrom, the finger 22 passing through the channel 20.

The branding die 13 has a stud shank 14 fitting into the socket 17 and at its rear end is provided with a cushion 16 of suitable resilient material which is arranged to strike the finger 22 upon the die being forced inwardly to actuate the counting mechanism. This die is held or restrained from removal by a pin 12 which is passed through the end of the hammer head and engages in an elongated notch 15 in the shank 14, thus permitting a limited reciprocatory movement of the branding die. This hammer is used in the customary manner the object to be branded being struck by the branding die 13 to stamp or brand the object, and the impact causes the shank 14 to be forced inwardly thus forcing the finger 22 inwardly and actuating the counting mechanism to record the blows. In this manner the blows struck by the hammer to brand various objects are recorded by the counting mechanism. This device may be used for stamping or branding stock of various kinds, such as logs, telephone or telegraph poles, railroad. ties and the like.

In the modified form shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the hammer head 7 is provided with a recess 18 in one side thereof and an opening 19 in the other side thereof extending to and smaller than the said recess. The case of the counting mechanism 10 is inserted into the recess 18 and seats against the inner end thereof to expose the dials 11 at one side through the opening 19 and a cap 9 is screw-threaded into the recess 18 and contacts with the case around its margin to retain the counting mechanism in position and to close the recess, the cap 9 being hollow to receive the thumb pieces 21 of the counting mechanism opposite the dials for setting the dials. A washer 24 is disposed between the cap 9 and the counting mechanism and the cap 9 is provided with. a knurled flange 8 for convenience in rotating the cap. The socket 17, as in the former construction, extends to the recess 18 and the finger 22 of the counting mechanism 10 is extended to the socket 17 against which the stub shank 1a is adapted to strike. A slot 20 is provided at the inner end of the socket 17 through which the finger 22 is adapted to pass upon inserting the counting mechanism into the recess 19 or upon removing same.

What is claimed is A hammer head provided with a recess in one side, an opening in the opposite side extending to and smaller than the recess, a socket in one end extending to the recess,

and a slot at the inner end of the socket, counting mechanism embodying a case seated in the recess and including dials at one side exposed through the said opening, thumb pieces at the opposite side for setting the dials, and an actuating finger projecting into the socket and designed to pass through the said slot, a hollow cap screw threaded into the recess to close the recess and receiving the said thumb pieces, the cap contacting with the case around its margin, a branding die having a shank fitting into the socket so as to strike the said finger, and means for constraining the shank for limited reciprocatory movements within the socket.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereto atfixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

PERRY GRAHAM. GEQRGE V2 SHAY. Witnesses F. K. SnYrUssoN, MARY E. SHAY.

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